Part of crafting characters involves exploring their history. Just as your lived experiences have shaped the person you are today, a character’s backstory has the power to provide depth and understanding to their characterization. It can even lend context to the conflicts taking place in your present story. Without that history, your character’s attitudes and actions have little foundation on which to stand.But crafting a rich and compelling character backstory is far from simple. What…

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Crafting a gripping backstory goes beyond merely detailing a character's history; it involves grasping how their past shapes their present actions and decisions, and seamlessly integrating it into the narrative to evoke realistic and relatable characters.✨ Follow for writing tips, advice, and inspiration ✨

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This post works through 10 questions to help you build your character's backstory and works through a method for a session zero or character building session you might want to try. Perfect for new players or for a new campaign!

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who raised your character? (parents, grandparents, foster family (atypical humanoids? animals?), siblings, village) has there been any great tragedy in your character’s life? (loss of a loved one/lo…

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Use this simple brainstorming method to discover the seven categories for the wound in your character's backstory.